Surface mine plant operator jobs in Finland
Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.
Surface mine plant operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 19.72 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 15.05 €/h |
| Top tenth | 27.53 €/h |
| Employees | 10,750 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18.05 €/h | 382 |
| Men | 19.80 €/h | 10,368 |
Surface mine plant operator - Which skills are essential?
Inspect heavy-duty surface mining machinery and equipment. Identify and report defects and abnormalities.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Be aware of the impact of geological factors, such as faults and rock movements, on mining operations.
Operate and maintain a wide range of hand-held and powered mining tools and equipment.
Make immediate operating decisions as necessary without reference to others, taking into account the circumstances and any relevant procedures and legislation. Determine alone which option is the best for a particular situation.
Strive to achieve objectives despite the pressures arising from unexpected factors outside of your control.
Communicate transparently and efficiently with mine production management and machine operators. Pass on any relevant information such as outages, efficiency and productivity of the equipment.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods of tackling the situation.
Monitor the situation around you and anticipate. Be ready to take quick and appropriate action in case of unexpected events.
Conduct routine maintenance on equipment. Recognise and identify minor defects in equipment and make repairs if appropriate.
The methods to remove rock and soil, used in an excavation site and the associated risks.
Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Communicate relevant information about the conditions in the workplace, progress, events, and potential problems to the workers in the next shift.
Surface mine plant operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Operate a bucket wheel excavator, a giant piece of mining machinery that uses a wheel or a chain equipped with buckets to scrape away material from the surface, then load it onto a conveyor belt.
Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.
Be able to drive vehicles; have the approapriate type of driving license according to the type of motor vehicle used.
Operate a tracked or wheeled bulldozer, a powerful piece of machinery equipped with a shovel-like blade used to move earth, rubble or other material over the ground.
Operate a front loader, a vehicle equipped with a bucket used in mining for performing a wide range of small, quick operations where employing more specialised equipment would not be efficient.
Operate spreaders, used in mining to spread removed overburden over a dump area in an efficient and orderly manner.
Operate articulated or rigid dump trucks used in mining operations for moving overburden or minerals. Apply strong spatial awareness in manipulating these large vehicles.
Operate excavators used to dig materials from the surface and load them onto dump trucks.
Use large dragline excavators to remove overburden above coal, lignite, and other minerals. Drag a bucket attached to a line over the surface to collect material and remove it.
Operate a tractor, a heavy vehicle designed to deliver high torque at low speeds.
Operate a shotcreter, a mechanised shotcrete spraying system used for ground support applications. Pneumatically project concrete at high velocity through a hose to cover a surface or fill holes for a variety of purposes.